Luis Morales, RHP, CubaThe right-hander is one of the most interesting and dynamic prospects in the class. The rip was more explosive than his shoulder could handle, and part of it tore away from the bone. SS Ricardo Cabrera, Venezuela: Arguably the best hitter available this year, Cabrera is also a sound defender with "soft hands, good footwork and the type of range that will make him at least an average shortstop," according to MLB.com. His arm slot is not as deliberately north/south as before, but his fastball still plays as an in-zone bat-misser because of his angle and carry. Ricardo Cabrera, SS, Venezuela Reds More 4. The visual evaluation of Hassells feel to hit was consistently strong until the last couple months of 2022. The base signing pool for the Astros, Blue Jays, Braves, Cardinals, Cubs, Giants, Mets, Nationals, White Sox and Yankees is $5,284,000. We are still in a holding pattern with Veen because the length of his swing continues to make it very difficult for him to turn on fastballs. While injured, he was dealt to the Cubs, and when he returned in 2022, he wasted little time demonstrating why hed netted the Mets Javier Bez and Trevor Williams in return. -- $450,000Fabian Lopez, SS, D.R. The start of the international signing period is one of the most important dates on the baseball calendar. Romos offensive performance is impressive considering he only turned 21 near the end of the 2022 season, though in another sense its troubling because hes such a physical guy and yet has such poor ball-striking power. Saturday, Jan. 15, is an important date on MLB's offseason calendar. How impactful a starter may depend on how his changeup, currently a tertiary offering, develops at the big league level. It comes out of his hand from a high arm slot that looks like the kind optimized for data-friendly ride, but the pitchs downhill angle makes it less of a weapon at the letters and actually makes it very vulnerable within the strike zone. Short levers enable Frelick to turn on inner-third fastballs and let him spray or spoil pitches that travel deep into the hitting zone, making him very tough to strike out. His strikeout rate began to decline after that, and while his fastball was averaging just over 96 mph across his first four professional starts, it was just below 94 mph over his last four. For instance, Marte isnt easy to beat in the strike zone. -- $450,000Ruben Menes, RHP, D.R. Drafted as a glove-first shortstop prospect, Volpe had a uninspiring professional debut, but he totally transformed himself during the lost pandemic season and returned in 2021 with one of the best campaigns in all of the minor leagues, slugging .604 across two levels. Though hes been playing a lot of shortstop, he isnt a fit there and his hands and actions are below average. Once I have a fairly complete picture of the players set to garner meaningful bonuses, I start to make more scouting and evaluation-centric calls and inquiries to augment the initial, bonus-based list. Reiner Lopez, RHP, Ven. Parada has impeccable hitters timing, and batting stance aside, his swing is rhythmic and balanced. Ellys tools are big enough to stand with those guys, but if hes striking out at a 30% clip at Double-A, its likely hell do so more often against big league pitching, which puts him in a dangerous area. Ramos footwork around the bag needs polish, and his frame is big enough that his range might eventually be an issue there depending on how he fills out, but in limited action Ramos looks fine enough to justify continued development at the keystone. However, this type of swing also makes it tough to scoop underneath low pitches. The Yankees scouting department has done a phenomenal job outside of domestic borders in recent years, putting the "NY" letters on multiple talented ball players from overseas.13 of the Yankees'. Follow and listen to the best podcasts for the Amed Rosario On paper, Amador is still generating flat, groundball and line drive contact a lot of the time, but we think his feel for the barrel and for the zone together will enable him to hit for average power at maturity, maybe more as a left-handed hitter. Hes begun to solve the former problem by occasionally catching on one knee with one leg splayed out, la Carlos Ruiz, which allows him to be lower to the ground and present low pitches moving back toward the zone. That continued in 2022 when Allen reached Triple-A and put himself in position to claim a rotation spot this season should the need arise. Caminero has a big leg kick, loads his hands low, and swings with bloodthirsty effort, with plus bat speed driving big pull-side power. Luis Morales, RHP, Cuba: Athletics+ (3,000,000) More 6. Thirty-one of the players on the 2022 Top 50 International Prospects list are from the Dominican Republic. Hes tracking like a mid-rotation starter. This sort of thing runs through McGarrys whole operation, but he already has rare repertoire depth and quality for a reliever, and he might throw harder working just one or two innings at a time. 2022 Elite Extra Edition will feature autograph and memorabilia hits form this year's top draft picks, prospects and DPL stars! He covers the inner two-thirds of the zone quite well (his in-zone contact rates are actually about as good as Miguel Vargas), but his desire to pull and lift everything leaves him vulnerable on the outer edge and often impacts the quality of his contact. But his geographic and two-sport background Montgomery was a high-level hooper in high school were arguably late-bloomer traits. Tiedemann has shifted toward the first base side of the rubber and has closed off his stride direction slightly, which creates additional deception in his already-funky low-slot lefty delivery. He barely ever chases and sprays hard line drives and fly balls everywhere, covering all but the very up-and-in corner of the plate, where he tends to get jammed. Casas is capable of hitting huge tanks to all parts of the ballpark; his hard-hit rate in 2022 was a whopping 50%, which would have been top 15 among qualified big league hitters. Henderson, still just the age of a college draft prospect, had one of the best offensive performances in minor league baseball in 2022 and made his big league debut late in the season. He also features a looser breaking ball in his high-70s curveball, and his changeup flashes plus, but he hasnt yet maintained his feel for it, which may ultimately represent the difference between his future as a back-end starter and his viability as a solid number three. His mid-90s fastball missed bats up in the zone and above it, and he commanded all three secondaries, with above-average spin across the board. -- $500,000, TigersAnibal Salas, OF, Ven. He was throwing all of his pitches in bullpens and had started facing live hitters just a couple weeks before list completion. His ceiling is as lofty as he is. Each Box Contains Eight Autographs, Two Memorabilia Cards & Five Opti-Chrome Cards! A downward cutting swing and middling rotational athleticism limit Carters offensive impact to the doubles variety, and even though hes young and has a huge, rectangular frame, Carters lack of explosiveness tempers long-term raw power projection here, and we consider him more of a high-floor prospect than a future star. Juliens stock fell early during the 2019 college season as he struggled badly, then he got hot during a tumultuous postseason run; the Twins drafted him on Day Three. He tends to live in the tempting upper third of the strike zone and above, where his heater is almost impossible to hit due to its riding life. As always, the FV grade is a more important measure for readers to focus on than the ordinal rankings here. Any discussion of Walker begins with his exit velocities, which are nearly unheard of for a player this young. His internal clock is precise and allows him to make fundamentally uncompromised throws to first with confidence because he knows hes going to beat the runner there. Tracking the status and signings of all 2023 MLB international players. His front side is fairly stiff through contact, which may impact his ability to scoop lower pitches in the future, an issue Jarred Kelenic and Spencer Torkelson only had exposed once they reached the big leagues. The 20-year-old finished the season having performed exactly at the Double-A league average over his 86 games there despite being about four years younger than the average player at that level. Bradleys fastball utility, command, and athleticism enable deep projection on his secondary pitches into his 20s. Julien finally got underway in pro ball in 2021 and since then, hes had two good seasons en route to a 40-man roster spot. Berry has plus bat speed and raw power, with an uppercut bat path from both sides of the plate. -- $300,000, MetsDaviel Hurtado, LHP, D.R. -- $800,000Luis Merejo, INF, D.R. At one point, his in-zone contact rate was in the ninth percentile among minor leaguers, even while his triple slash line was out of this world. Walkers gigantic frame at his age makes it likely that hed eventually outgrow third base. Even more precocious than Prezs velocity is his fastball command, which is absurd for a 19-year-old, let alone one who throws this hard and is also this size. His fastballs shape gives him in-zone margin for error that should enable him to be loose with in-zone location, and one of our scout sources thinks his changeup also has a shot to be average. Jose De Jesus, OF, Dominican Republic Rangers ($1,197,500) More 28. Cols is exclusively an outfielder now, and he hit .269/.319/.481 in part-time duty with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in Japan from 2017-19. His split/changeup is still his best pitch, but Allen has undergone a stylistic change and now takes a power pitchers approach with his fastball, ripping it past hitters at the letters with a high-effort delivery despite its mediocre velocity. Its the second year in a row the period started in January. He wasnt tested on the complex in 2022. A massive part of fantasy baseball dynasty leagues always has been and always will be prospects. (International Prospects League) the ball was recorded leaving Ferreiras bat at 104 MPH by Flightscope Baseball. -- $1,200,000Eduardo Perez, OF, D.R. 40) is 30 spots, and theres a substantial difference in talent between them. March 1, 2023. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings. The area where its most imperative for Tovar to show improvement is his plate discipline. Hes also learning how to call a game and has a good makeup. Julien has perhaps the best plate discipline in the minors and can bang em when he actually swings. -- $425,000, DodgersJesus Tillero, RHP, Ven. Hes now a bounce back prospect. Yorke and his French swing (because it is evocative of Ty France) looked like a high-probability big league hitter with a well-rounded contact and power combination in Arizona, enough to project as a regular if he can stay on the dirt. William Jr. is a well-rounded player who MLB.com says has been "praised for his baseball IQ " and has "solid bat-to-ball skills and an advanced approach and understanding of the strike zone." Martinez made that less likely. It can be prudent to limit the risk and wait until the top names are off the board. All Rights Reserved. : Mets+ ($1,400,000) More 44. PCA is one of the best defensive center fielders in the sport and a swing change unlocked dormant power in 2022. Unfortunately, his season was interrupted (and maybe compromised) by a back injury that cost him all of June and July, and he only played in 57 games throughout the season. His patient approach and bat-to-ball skills are enough to make him a high-probability primary backstop. The league-wide statistical standard at third base is very high right now due to the depth of excellent players at the top of that position group, and when you compare Vargas tools and underlying data to what constitutes an average regular at the hot corner, he tends to hover around average in terms of both contact quality and frequency, and a little below when it comes to high-end power, which is consistent with his visual evaluation. Casas went to the Dominican Winter League to be part of Liceys prospect-studded lineup (Elly De La Cruz, Ronny Mauricio, and a few others were also on that roster at the start of the LIDOM season), but a knee injury ended that jaunt after just three games. Increased changeup emphasis, which was already evident during Williams first instructs, has occurred in pro ball, and while Williams meal ticket is still his mid-90s fastball, which he rips past hitters at the letters, he has three viable weapons right now and might have a fourth as his changeup develops. Long, lanky and loaded with tools and projection, Alcantara is a loose, 6-foot-6 outfielder with massive potential. Merrills style of hitting generates a lot of liners and groundballs his swing only occasionally has homer-producing lift but he is striking the baseball with precision and authority in a way thats pretty amazing for a teenage shortstop, let alone one who dealt with a wrist fracture during the year. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. Big-bodied catchers with potent bats, like Travis dArnaud, Tyler Flowers and Diaz, are the sorts who tend to take a leap later in their 20s, which is the expectation here. Hes short, he gets way down the mound (which helps create shallow angle on the pitch), and even though he has a three-quarters arm slot, his hand position is more north/south on release, which helps him create backspin and ride on the fastball. For example, based on Craigs research, the average 60 FV hitter on a list becomes a perennial 5-plus WAR player over his six controlled years 26% of the time, and has a 27% chance of accumulating, at most, a couple of WAR during his six controlled years. -- $347,500, PhilliesWen-Hui Pan, RHP, Taiwan -- $350,000, PiratesJonathan Rivero, C, Ven. Waldichuk came to Oakland as part of the return for Frankie Montas, bringing with him a nicely shaped four-seamer and an intimidating, sweepy slider with tons of horizontal movement. A powerful on-mound athlete, Pfaadt is one of few pitching prospects capable of missing bats with every one of his weapons. Meanwhile, his walk rate increased by a wider margin post promotion, and he displayed a knack for picking out punishable fastballs, though hes still a bit vulnerable to well-placed breaking balls out of his reach. Its possible hell find a way to play a mold-breaking style of third base defense over time, but an elbow sprain (which happened amid a throwing program to try to improve his arm strength) ended his 2022 and required a PRP injection, which is often a precursor to Tommy John for pitchers. The Mariners drafted him in the fourth round and have deployed him as a starter so far. Its hard to know how much of that was caused by the back issue, which may have been compromising his movement. Your email address will not be published. Abel is a prototypical power pitching prospect with huge arm strength, a plus breaking ball, and the frame to not only hold his velo all year but to perhaps keep throwing harder and harder until hes a No. Indeed, the way Mead plays defense isnt typical for an infielder at all; its as if he grew up not watching big league defenders every summer, which might be true. Cappe has a prototypical shortstops build and good feel for contact. Hes as patient as any hitter in the minors and has walked at a 19% career rate; he has a .437 career OBP in the minors. Mayo makes frequent, hard, pull-heavy contact despite his sometimes ugly-looking cut, which features a strange, choppy stride. Typically, we roll out most of our international amateur free agent reports during Prospect Week, which falls just five months ahead of those players' usual signing day on July 2, with a few more trickling in as the signing date approaches. The ultra-advanced White has plus command of four good pitches. Even as various aspects of his profile remain amorphous, Ramos offensive performance to this point and optimism that hell ultimately be able to play at least one infield position well as he matures put him on the Top 100 despite his variance. He spent the bulk of the 2022 season at High-A, where he slugged .513 with 20 home runs and 19 doubles, earning him an early-August bump up to Double-A, where his slugging remained roughly the same while he brought his strikeout rate down a couple ticks. Born in Venezuela and signed out of an Arizona junior college, Flores gained notice as a big time prospect throughout 2021, which he wrapped sitting 93-96 mph with a hammer breaking ball in the Fall League. By the end of the year he was late on any sort of real velocity, struggling to get on top of fastballs up and away from him, and spraying most of his contact down the third base line, unable to turn on much of anything. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. Its comforting that there are contemporary examples of hitters making a huge impact who share Chourios potential blemish, ones who make that impact despite all the ponchados by getting to big power. Wiemer often swings inside pitches on the outer third of the strike zone, and his in-zone swing and miss rates are on par with the bottom handful of big league outfielders who saw at least 300 PA in 2022, among names like Joey Gallo and Christopher Morel. He worked in the 89-93 mph range as a high schooler, then exploded in college, hitting 100 mph as a freshman and sustaining upper-90s velocity when he finally moved to the rotation as a fourth-year junior in 2021. He is short to the baseball and still generates huge, all-fields power, swinging with so much effort and might that sometimes his head rattles around and his helmet flies off as hes making contact. Again, verbal agreements are sometimes made a couple of years in advance of a player actually being eligible to sign, a phenomena that tends to happen most often with top-of-the-market prospects. Julien has been without a true defensive home since college and didnt look great at the keystone during a prolonged look in the Arizona Fall League. 1 pitcher available this signing period. Before he got hurt, there were folks in baseball who considered him a top 30 prospect, so his ceiling is big enough to include him on the top 100 now even though hes coming off injury. His changeup isnt consistent enough for it to play a major role in his arsenal quite yet, but he trusts his slider enough to use it in place of the changeup, even against righties. by Eric Longenhagen December 16, 2022 Michael Chow-Arizona Republic The final installment of this week's set of international player updates revolves around the amateur prospects who will. His curveball has 12-6 shape and plus depth and power, used as a way of garnering called, early-count strikes, and the speed with which he has developed two distinct breaking balls despite pitching just one full minor league season is incredible. Most managers could safely ignore the youngsters until they started making noise in the upper levels of the Minors. Because he participated in Team USA and showcase events from a very young age, Collier generated an inordinate amount of amateur data. Watch him hit and you see the breaking ball recognition and low-ball power, as well as the flexibility in Montgomerys lower half that should help him move the barrel around the zone. He rarely chases and spoils lots of well-executed pitches, grinding away at opposing pitchers. Given the 2022 performance of some of their young 40-man occupants (strike-throwing issues for Ryan Pepiot, Andre Jackson), Miller might be Los Angeles most reliable in-season option to make a start if one or more of their projected starters goes down with injury. Nelson Rada, OF, Venezuela Angels ($1,850,000) More 30. Williams has a prototypical baseball frame at a strapping 6-foot-2, and has the range, actions, and internal clock to remain at shortstop long-term, as well as a great infield arm. Angel Cepeda, SS, D.R. Most of his swings and misses over the last few years have been on fastballs running away from him, but in 2022, he displayed a more advanced ability to poke the barrel at balls on the outer edge of the plate, extending his short levers in an effort to slap outside pitches the other way. Hes so long that this may be exposed as an issue as the level of velocity Wood sees increases. Fantasy Fallout: With Gavin Lux Out, Could A Sleeper Emerge? -- $320,000Jonathan Martinez, INF, D.R. The gap between Peraza and Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee (No. He spent most of the rest of the year rehabbing in Arizona, often attending Diamondbacks games in his sling. Hes a well-rounded star and franchise cornerstone. Barger can really cut it loose and is a threat to do damage on every swing. Montgomery did not look good at shortstop during that stretch, falling short of the positions high bar in most facets (range, hands, arm strength). Bryan Acua , SS, Venezuela Twins ($650,000) More 40. Even with Justin Turners departure, the Dodgers are better equipped at third base than they are in the outfield, so Vargas is poised to see time at second base and in left field in 2023. There are plenty of outstanding dynasty managers. He has a nice loose swing and shows the ability to hit home runs in batting practice and games. He returned in the spring of 2021, but tore his ACL and missed all of that season as well. You'll see two of the international free agents high on my prospect list, with polished games and loud tools. No more. Samuel Munoz, OF, Dominican Republic Dodgers More 8. His innings were limited an effort to keep his workload light as he focuses on adding size and muscle to his frame. Tats was in the starting lineup for the club's exhibition game against the NL West rival San Francisco . Already armed with plus-plus velocity after coming out of a Division-II school in Michigan, Brown has added a plus-plus curve and slider since turning pro.

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